de-FIB-ulator (CES 2008)

Have you ever been talking to someone who you were convinced was straight-up lying to you? More than anything, you just wanted them to cut the BS and tell you the truth? While they haven't come up with pocket-sized truth serum, the de-FIB-ulator was unveiled at CES, a hand-held, personal lie detector.

The handy device, which only costs $39.95, was found at Alexander Innovation Wizard's Innovations booth at the Las Vegas expo this week. By measuring the vibration in voices, it detects lies with 65% accuracy.

"Ask your subject three simple yes/no questions and record them (either in person or by connecting the de-FIB-ulator to a cell phone) to establish a baseline," Gear.ign.com explained. "Now ask the real questions you want to test. A figure displayed on the unit's LCD screen nicknamed "Demonocchio" will show the tension in the voice. The longer the horns and nose grow, the more likely the answer was a lie."